Failure criteria for FRP laminates

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 323-345

  Dávila, Carlos G ^a   Camanho, Pedro P ^b   Rose, Cheryl A ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Crack; Failure criterion; Matrix cracking; Polymer matrix composites (PMCs)

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; STRESSES;

FAILURE CRITERION; MATRIX CRACKING; POLYMER LAMINATES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMC);

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 17444383104     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998305046452     Document Type: Article

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